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title: "Breast lump removal waiting times in Victoria"
description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Breast lump removal in 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/vic/"
---

# Breast lump removal waiting times in Victoria

The median wait for breast lump removal in Victoria public hospitals was **14 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **17 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy".

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.

34 public hospitals in Victoria reported breast lump removal in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first.

**[Compare this near you →](https://surgerywaits.au/)** On the compare page, pick "Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.

8 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked "not published", and are never ranked.

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 17 days marks the national median.

- [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/breast-lump-removal/): 6 days
- [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/breast-lump-removal/): 7 days
- [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 9 days
- [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/breast-lump-removal/): 9 days
- [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/breast-lump-removal/): 9 days
- [Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peter-maccallum-cancer-centre/breast-lump-removal/): 10 days
- [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/breast-lump-removal/): 12 days
- [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 12 days
- [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/breast-lump-removal/): 12 days
- [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/breast-lump-removal/): 13 days
- [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/breast-lump-removal/): 14 days
- [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 14 days
- [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/breast-lump-removal/): 14 days
- [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 14 days
- [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/breast-lump-removal/): 14 days
- [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 15 days
- [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/breast-lump-removal/): 15 days
- [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/breast-lump-removal/): 15 days
- [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/breast-lump-removal/): 15 days
- [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 16 days
- [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/breast-lump-removal/): 17 days
- [Royal Women's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-womens-hospital-parkville/breast-lump-removal/): 17 days
- [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/breast-lump-removal/): 20 days
- [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/breast-lump-removal/): 20 days
- [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 22 days
- [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 34 days
- [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [Djerriwarrh Health Service \[Bacchus Marsh\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/djerriwarrh-health-service-bacchus-marsh/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/breast-lump-removal/): not published

Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy in Victoria public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.

| Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/breast-lump-removal/) | 6 days | not published | 26 surgeries |
| 2 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/breast-lump-removal/) | 7 days | 0.0% | 133 surgeries |
| 3 | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 9 days | not published | 18 surgeries |
| 3 | [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/breast-lump-removal/) | 9 days | 0.0% | 358 surgeries |
| 3 | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/breast-lump-removal/) | 9 days | 0.0% | 115 surgeries |
| 6 | [Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peter-maccallum-cancer-centre/breast-lump-removal/) | 10 days | 1.5% | 267 surgeries |
| 7 | [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/breast-lump-removal/) | 12 days | not published | 34 surgeries |
| 7 | [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 12 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| 7 | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/breast-lump-removal/) | 12 days | 0.0% | 100 surgeries |
| 10 | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/breast-lump-removal/) | 13 days | 0.0% | 229 surgeries |
| 11 | [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/breast-lump-removal/) | 14 days | 0.0% | 60 surgeries |
| 11 | [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 14 days | 0.0% | 132 surgeries |
| 11 | [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/breast-lump-removal/) | 14 days | 0.0% | 92 surgeries |
| 11 | [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 14 days | not published | 39 surgeries |
| 11 | [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/breast-lump-removal/) | 14 days | not published | 27 surgeries |
| 16 | [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 15 days | 0.0% | 70 surgeries |
| 16 | [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/breast-lump-removal/) | 15 days | not published | 49 surgeries |
| 16 | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/breast-lump-removal/) | 15 days | 0.3% | 306 surgeries |
| 16 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/breast-lump-removal/) | 15 days | 0.0% | 526 surgeries |
| 20 | [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 16 days | 0.0% | 193 surgeries |
| 21 | [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/breast-lump-removal/) | 17 days | not published | 30 surgeries |
| 21 | [Royal Women's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-womens-hospital-parkville/breast-lump-removal/) | 17 days | 0.6% | 157 surgeries |
| 23 | [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/breast-lump-removal/) | 20 days | 3.4% | 58 surgeries |
| 23 | [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/breast-lump-removal/) | 20 days | 0.0% | 242 surgeries |
| 25 | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 22 days | 0.0% | 135 surgeries |
| 26 | [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 34 days | not published | 25 surgeries |
| unranked | [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries |
| unranked | [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Djerriwarrh Health Service \[Bacchus Marsh\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/djerriwarrh-health-service-bacchus-marsh/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |

Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Box Hill](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/near/box-hill/) · [near Clayton](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/near/clayton/) · [near Fitzroy](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/near/fitzroy/) · [near Frankston](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/near/frankston/) · [near St Albans](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/near/st-albans/).

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> The median wait for breast lump removal in Victoria public hospitals was 14 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

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Surgery Waits, "Breast lump removal waiting times in Victoria", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/vic/)), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.

## What is not here

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

Waiting times differ across state borders, and a referral can cross one — [read what that means](https://surgerywaits.au/guides/referral-to-another-hospital/). Compare with [every other state](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/), or see [every surgery reported in Victoria](https://surgerywaits.au/state/vic/).

## Before you use these figures

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